Category Archives: greenhouse

come into the greenhouse

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Ruth Paris

It’s another world. Very warm and somehow comforting; I think because of the smell, which reminds me of my grandfathers’ greenhouses, one in Scotland growing tomatoes and carnations and the other in Yorkshire, growing tomatoes and more tomatoes! Both my … Continue reading →

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Biodynamics and Hope

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Ruth Paris

Having applied a biodynamic horn manure preparation to the soil some weeks ago, I now imagine a sparkling invisible web of life enlivening the huerto… “Spring drew on, and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested … Continue reading →

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greenhouse – the story so far…

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Ruth Paris

You can infer the drama between images… (paving slab cutting with mallet and chisel in particular being left to your imagination – a horrid job; no wonder Jude the Obscure was such a misery) Then there was a rather  nasty … Continue reading →

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